The 2017 San Antonio FC season was the club's second season of existence. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, this was the 8th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club played in the United Soccer League, a provisionally sanctioned second-tier league of the United States soccer league system, and also participated in the U.S. Open Cup. San Antonio was designated as the USL affiliate of New York City FC for the 2017 season.
Club
Coaching staff {|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |Head coach|| Darren Powell |- |Assistant coach|| Andy Thomson |- |Assistant coach/SAFC Pro Academy director|| Nick Evans |- |Goalkeeping director|| Juan Lamadrid |- |Head Athletic Trainer|| Yaseen Khan |- |Team Physician|| Eliot Young, M.D. |- |Equipment Manager/Team Coordinator|| Rashad Moore
Other information
Squad information
First-team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 0 Matt Cardone GK 1 Lee Johnston GK 24 Diego Restrepo GK Defenders 2 Andrew Kendall-Moullin DF 4 Cyprian Hedrick DF 13 Ben Newnam DF 15 Stepthen McCarthy DF 20 Greg Cochrane DF 25 Ryan Roushandel DF Midfielders 3 Sebastien Ibeagha MF 6 Pecka MF 7 Billy Forbes MF 8 Michael Reed MF 11 Victor Araujo MF 16 Rafael Castillo MF 19 Kris Tyrpak MF 21 Mark O'Ojong MF 23 Devin Vega MF 26 Maxi Rodríguez MF 27 Connor Presley MF 91 Owayne Gordon MF Forwards 10 César Elizondo FW 12 Mike Seth FW 99 Éver Guzmán FW
Player movement
In
PlayerPrevious clubFeeDateSource OKC Energy FCUndisclosed Swope Park RangersUndisclosed Orange County BluesUndisclosed Louisville City FCUndisclosed Rayo OKCUndisclosed Rayo OKCUndisclosed Rochester RhinosUndisclosed FC Dallas AcademyUndisclosed Houston DynamoUndisclosed Barranquilla F.C.Undisclosed UNC CharlotteUndisclosed North Carolina FCUndisclosed Tampa Bay RowdiesUndisclosed Seattle Sounders FC 2Undisclosed Correcaminos UATUndisclosed Phoenix Rising FCUndisclosed Lonestar SC AcademyUndisclosed Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleUndisclosed
Out
PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource Lonestar SC Academy U-17/18Undisclosed Phoenix Rising FCUndisclosed UnattachedRetired UnattachedRetired Logan Lightning FCUndisclosed UnattachedMutual Termination Harrisburg City IslandersUndisclosed Los Angeles FCUndisclosed Whitehawk F.C.Undisclosed Os TFUndisclosed UnattachedMutual Termination UnattachedMutual Termination UnattachedReleased UnattachedReleased UnattachedMutual Termination UnattachedMutual Termination
Loan in
PlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource New England Revolution New England Revolution Montego Bay UnitedEnd of season
Loan out
PlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource
Pre-season The pre-season match against Minnesota United FC was announced by MNUFC on January 20, 2017. Remaining pre-season matches were announced on January 24, 2017, by SAFC.
Competitions
Overall Position in the Western Conference
Overview
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| USL Playoffs
| U.S. Open Cup
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United Soccer League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Position in the Western Conference
Matches The first match of 2017 and the home opener were announced on January 27, 2017. The remaining schedule was released on January 31, 2017. Home team is listed first, left to right.
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC−05) unless shown otherwise
USL Playoffs
On September 13, 2017, San Antonio clinched a spot in the 2017 USL Playoffs.
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Exhibition On May 16, 2017, it was announced that San Antonio would play an exhibition match against Santos Laguna.
Statistics
Appearances Discipline includes league, playoffs, and Open Cup play. No.Pos.NameLeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 0 GK Matt Cardone5000005000 1 GK Lee Johnston1 (1)000102 (1)000 2 DF Andrew Kendall-Moullin1000102000 3 MF Sebastien Ibeagha300201033070 4 DF Cyprian Hedrick13 (1)0001 (1)014 (2)010 6 MF Pecka21 (3)0200 (1)023 (4)060 7 MF Billy Forbes30 (1)10201033 (1)1020 8 MF Michael Reed2520 (2)00025 (2)220 10 FW César Elizondo13 (8)4220015 (8)670 11 MF Victor Araujo1 (6)0001 (1)12 (7)110 12 FW Mike Seth2 (4)000002 (4)000 13 DF Ben Newnam23 (1)1002025 (1)171 15 DF Stephen McCarthy22 (3)1200025 (3)1100 16 MF Rafael Castillo16 (1)40 (1)02018 (2)440 19 MF Kris Tyrpak24 (2)60 (1)00024 (3)660 20 DF Greg Cochrane310201034011 21 MF Mark O'Ojong9 (4)2202013 (4)250 23 MF Devin Vega6 (8)3000 (2)06 (10)310 24 GK Diego Restrepo26 (1)0201029 (1)031 25 DF Ryan Roushandel8 (4)1201011 (4)100 26 MF Maxi Rodriguez6 (10)000208 (10)020 27 MF Connor Presley1 (5)000001 (5)000 91 MF Owayne Gordon10 (1)1200012 (1)120 99 FW Éver Guzmán6 (3)421009 (2)510Players who left the club FW Akwafei Ajeakwa12 (3)3000 (1)012 (4)320 FW Shawn Chin3 (11)000205 (11)010 FW Aly Hassan3 (4)100215 (4)200 MF Zachary Herivaux2 (3)100002 (3)110 DF Kevyn McFarlane0000000000 MF Juan Niño1000102000 MF Miguel Salazar0000000000
Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PlayerLeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal1MF7 Billy Forbes 1000102FW10 César Elizondo4206MF19 Kris Tyrpak 60064FW99 Éver Guzmán41055MF16 Rafael Castillo 40046FW14 Akwafei Ajeakwa 3003MF23 Devin Vega30038MF8 Michael Reed2002FW9 Aly Hassan 1012MF22 Mark O'Ojong200211MF11 Victor Araujo 0011DF13 Ben Newnam1001DF15 Stephen McCarthy1001DF25 Ryan Roushandel1001MF30 Zachary Herivaux1001MF91 Owayne Gordon1001#Own goals10 01TOTALS 453250
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerLeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal124 Diego Restrepo12011320 Matt Cardone3003TOTALS150116
Summary Games played 36 (32 United Soccer League) (2 USL Playoffs) (2 U.S. Open Cup)Games won 19 (17 United Soccer League) (1 USL Playoffs) (1 U.S. Open Cup)Games drawn 13 (11 United Soccer League) (1 USL Playoffs) (1 U.S. Open Cup)Games lost 4 (4 United Soccer League)Goals scored 50 (45 United Soccer League) (3 USL Playoffs) (2 U.S. Open Cup)Goals conceded 27 (24 United Soccer League) (2 USL Playoffs) (1 U.S. Open Cup)Goal difference 23 (+21 United Soccer League) (+1 USL Playoffs) (+1 U.S. Open Cup)Clean sheets 16 (15 United Soccer League) (1 U.S. Open Cup)Yellow cards 71 (65 United Soccer League) (3 USL Playoffs) (3 U.S. Open Cup)Red cards 3 (3 United Soccer League) Most appearances Greg Cochrane Billy Forbes (34 appearances) Top scorer Billy Forbes (10 goals)Winning Percentage Overall: 19/36 (52.78%)
Awards
Player Player Award Week/Month Source3 Sebastien IbeaghaUSL Team of the WeekWeek 17 Billy ForbesWeek 2Week 4Week 510 César ElizondoUSL Player of the WeekWeek 67 Billy ForbesUSL Team of the Week23 Devin VegaUSL Goal of the Week24 Diego RestrepoUSL Team of the WeekWeek 77 Billy ForbesUSL Player of the MonthApril14 Akwafei AjeakwaUSL Goal of the WeekWeek 920 Greg CochraneUSL Team of the Week24 Diego RestrepoUSL Team of the WeekWeek 1014 Akwafei AjeakwaUSL Goal of the MonthMay19 Kris TyrpakUSL Team of the WeekWeek 1324 Diego RestrepoUSL Midseason Goalkeeper of the YearMidseasonUSL Save of the WeekWeek 1920 Greg CochraneUSL Team of the WeekWeek 2319 Kris TyrpakUSL Goal of the Week8 Michael ReedUSL Team of the WeekWeek 2413 Ben NewnamWeek 2621 Mark O'OjongWeek 2899 Éver GuzmánUSL Player of the WeekWeek 30End of Season Awards3 Sebastien Ibeagha2017 USL All-League First TeamNovember24 Diego Restrepo7 Billy Forbes2017 USL All-League Second Team24 Diego Restrepo2017 USL Goalkeeper of the Year3 Sebastien Ibeagha2017 USL Defender of the Year
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